fa Pediatric Dentists' Job Satisfaction: Results of a National Survey کودکان Pediatric Dentistry پژوهشي Research <p> <strong>Purpose:</strong></p><p>  The purpose of this study was to determine pediatric dentists' level of job satisfaction and to explore which factors (demographic and practice/work/patient characteristics) are related to their satisfaction. </p><p> <strong>Methods:</strong></p><p>  Data were collected with mailed surveys from 385 and with web-based surveys from 966 pediatric dentists in the United States. Professional satisfaction was measured with the Professional Satisfaction Scale and the Dentists' Satisfaction Scale. </p><p> <strong>Results:</strong></p><p>  Most respondents would choose dentistry (89 percent) and pediatric dentistry (92 percent) again and would recommend dentistry (85 percent) and pediatric dentistry (83 percent) to their child as a career. Male respondents were more satisfied with income, personal and professional time, staff, and practice management aspects, and female respondents were more satisfied with patient relations. The older the dentists were, the more satisfied they were. Respondents in academia were less stressed and less satisfied with their income than respondents in nonacademic settings. The more time spent in the operatory and the less administrative work, the more satisfied the respondents were. The fewer patients from a lower socioeconomic background they treated, the more satisfied they were. </p><p> <strong>Conclusions:</strong></p><p>  Overall, pediatric dentists have a high level of job satisfaction. Demographic factors and practice/work/patient characteristic are related to job satisfaction. </p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source: </strong>Journal of American Academy of ‍ Pediatric Dentistry</p><p><a href="http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/aapd/pd/2013/00000035/00000004/art00008" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff"> Full Text</font></a></p> DEMOGRAPHIC; DENTISTS; JOB SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC DENTISTS; PRACTICE CHARACTERISTICS; WORK CHARACTERISTICS 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-2577&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Lyndsay F. Bates 100319475328460012188 100319475328460012188 No Pediatric dentist in private practice in St. Paul, MN, USA Amy M. Buehler 100319475328460012189 100319475328460012189 No Pediatric dentist in private practice in Camarillo, CA, USA James R. Boynton 100319475328460012190 100319475328460012190 No Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich, USA Robert F. Majewski 100319475328460012191 100319475328460012191 No Clinical director, Pediatric Dentistry, Mott Children's Health Center, Flint, Mich, USA; Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, USA Marita R. Inglehart mri@umich.edu 100319475328460012192 100319475328460012192 Yes Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, USA